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• Would you pay $300 a year for quick access to a nurse? Dealing with demand, Ontario doctors get creative

  Paid subscriptions to on-demand care are among the many strategies primary health-care providers in Ontario are adopting in order to meet increased demand for access to doctors in the past year, while also managing staffing shortages.

  

• Ontario in full support of feds' national health-care data push

  Ontario fully supports the federal government's push to make health-care funding contingent on data reporting, the province said Thursday as it announced a plan to boost access to primary care doctors.

  

• Masking alone wouldn't have eased respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

  Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes.

  

• White-tailed deer harbouring COVID-19 variants thought to be nearly extinct in humans: study

  White-tailed deer may be a reservoir for COVID-19 variants of concern including Alpha, Delta and Gamma, according to new research out of Cornell University that raises questions about whether deer could re-introduce nearly extinct variants back into the human population.

  

• Canadian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago Inc. shutting down

  Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based drug manufacturer of a Canadian COVID-19 vaccine and other plant-based drugs, is being shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

• Poor oral health could affect the brain later in life: early study

  An early study has shown keeping your gums and teeth healthy may have added benefits for your brain health.

• As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses

  As rates of sexual assault climb across Canada, nursing experts say there is a shortage of specially trained forensic nurses to properly care for victims.

• TREND LINE

  TREND LINE | Canada's health care crisis: Who's accountable, and how can we fix an overburdened system?

  On CTVNews.ca and YouTube: Health journalist Avis Favaro joins our Trend Line podcast, for an in-depth episode dedicated to the growing crises facing the Canadian health-care system.

• Finland ends infertility requirement for transgender people

  Lawmakers in Finland approved amendments Wednesday that will make it substantially easier for people to change their legally recognized gender in the Nordic country.

• Organization regulating medical care in Manitoba apologizes for Indigenous-specific racism in health care

  The organization regulating medical care and services in Manitoba is apologizing for racism directed towards Indigenous people when accessing health care in the province.

• Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour recalled in Western provinces

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Falooda Drink with Almond Flavour because the product contains milk that is not listed on the label.

• Amid new standards, do you have a loved one in long-term care? Share your story

  New guidelines on long-term care services by the Health Standards Organization say residents should receive at least four hours of direct care each day. If you or a loved one are living in long-term care, we want to hear from you.